So Exciting!

In all my years of writing and publishing books, I’ve never been invited to give a TV interview. Until now!

Texas Today is a local lifestyle show that airs on NBC here in Dallas/Fort Worth. One of their producers reached out and asked me to visit and chat about the topic of balancing motherhood and writing. It was clear that he’d found inspiration for the segment in this post that I shared on Inspired by Life back in June. I told him I’d love to come on their show. That was followed by two thoughts. 1) I need to get my roots colored! 2) What am I going to wear?

He’d let me know that “bright, solid colors” look best on camera. So I opened my closet and realized that I have plenty of solid colored items that aren’t bright. And plenty of bright colored items that aren’t solid. Clearly, this situation called for some shopping!

I have never owned or worn anything this color before. Let alone this color in faux leather. But I really like this dress and had a great time wearing it to the station. Every one of the three people I chatted with there mentioned my dress. So did the girl at the coffee shop I stopped at afterward. I guess it’s hard to have a conversation with someone wearing this shade of green and NOT remark upon it.

I took the above photo at home and it’s the only one I have because the station does not allow guests to take photos. The producer took a photo on her phone that they’ll send to me.They’ll air the interview at some point over the next 1-2 weeks. After that, the interview will be viewable online.I stumbled over my words once and repeated myself once but, overall, I think (hope) I did okay?It was FASCINATING to visit a real life TV station which looked very much like what I was expecting based on TV shows and movies.One thing that wasn’t what I expected–the fact that it felt as though the host and I were the only two people in the studio. There were lots of cameras and lots of lights but no other people that I could see or hear. So I assume they operate the cameras remotely from a separate area. Everyone at the studio was very friendly, welcoming, and amazingly efficient. They got me in, mic’d up, and through the interview in no time.

Today, I’m back to working at home alone in yoga pants, but I’m still smiling from yesterday’s adventure. That was so exciting. New. Different. A challenge. A little nervewracking. But ultimately, a lot of fun. I’m glad I did it!

Have you ever been on TV? (The last time I was on TV I was 5, celebrating with my mom and dad when they won episodes of Family Feud.)